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Dave Marrs
Verified
Cape Bureau Chief and Opinion and Analysis Editor, Business Day
Cape Town
Beats
real estate,personal finance side hustles, investing entrepreneurship, saving money
Politics, Entertainment, Crime
Content
By Dave Marrs Verified| Business Day Verified The ‘toxic sludge’ of the investing world is backThe Financial Times’s Lex reports that the asset once known as "toxic sludge" — the subprime mortgage-backed security (MBS) — is back. Credit Suisse is marketing an MBS constructed from $162m worth of US home loans. Some tranches have been rated. Before you reach for the smelling salts, comparisons to pre-crisis lending are unfair.
By Dave Marrs Verified| Business Day Verified LETTER FROM CAPE TOWN: Life in SA akin to inhabiting a parallel universeIT’S tempting when crime is seemingly out of control to give up bothering to report incidents to the police unless you have to for insurance purposes. But that’s a really bad idea, not only because the crime statistics get skewed, as is almost certainly the case, but because it can result in police personnel being redeployed to areas with higher apparent crime rates.
By Dave Marrs Verified| Business Day Verified The ‘toxic sludge’ of the investing world is backThe Financial Times’s Lex reports that the asset once known as "toxic sludge" — the subprime mortgage-backed security (MBS) — is back. Credit Suisse is marketing an MBS constructed from $162m worth of US home loans. Some tranches have been rated. Before you reach for the smelling salts, comparisons to pre-crisis lending are unfair.
Company Info
Business Day
Business Day is a national daily newspaper in South Africa, published Monday to Friday in both print and digital formats. Established on May 1, 1985, and headquartered in Parktown, Johannesburg, it operates under Arena Holdings. The publication focuses on national and international news, with a strong emphasis on South Africa’s economy, business sector, political economy, and financial markets. Business Day offers a daily newspaper that covers business, politics, and general news, available in print and as an e-paper. Its digital presence includes BusinessLIVE for online updates, mobile apps for various platforms, and an e-edition that mirrors the print version. The newspaper also features several supplements, including *Motor News*, *Home Front*, and *Investors Monthly*. Additionally, it provides an opinion section with insights from influential columnists and integrates multimedia content across Arena Holdings’ platforms, including *Financial Mail* and Business Day TV.
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
+27 860 525 200
Founded: 1985